ST VINCENT, Deacon & Martyr, pray for us2nd Week in Ordinary Time (II) : Thursday 22nd January 20261 Sam 18:6-9, 19:1-7; Ps 55 (56):2-3, 9-14; Mk 3:7-12 (Ps Wk II) Jealousy can be a painful thing. It perceives someone as a threat or competitor in a relationship. Saul is jealous of David’s success. Saul feels…
Daily Word Of GodMark 3:1-6 Jesus went into the synagogue, and there was a man present whose hand was withered. And they were watching him to see if he would cure him on the Sabbath day, hoping for something to charge him with. He said to the man with the withered hand, ‘Get up and…
ST AGNES, Virgin & Martyr, pray for us2nd Week in Ordinary Time (II) : Wednesday 21st January 20261 Sam 17:32-33, 37, 40-51; Ps 143 (144):1-2, 9-10; Mk 3:1-6 (Ps Wk II) The story of David and Goliath is an allegory which demonstrates that it is not always the proud and powerful who finally succeed in…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “God’s Will and Ways” – Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus cured the man with a withered hand on the Sabbath. His Divine Compassion for the suffering man reveals God’s Will and Ways for the suffering humanity. Ponder on, “Do we practice our faith with devotion, but…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Sabbath Laws” – Faith: In today’s Gospel, the Pharisees questioned Jesus on why His disciples pick corn; “work”; and not abide by the “Sabbath Laws” of Moses? Jesus responded, “The Sabbath was made for man; not man for the Sabbath.” Ponder on, “Do we live God’s…
ST FABIAN, Pope & Martyr, ST SEBASTIAN, Martyr, pray for us 2nd Week in Ordinary Time (II) : Tuesday 20th January 20261 Sam 16:1-13; Ps 88 (89):20-22, 27-28; Mk 2:23-28 (Ps Wk II) One by one, the sons of Jesse came before Samuel. Each one was rugged, handsome, and in the eyes of Samuel, God’s…
Daily Word Of GodMark 2:23-28 One Sabbath day Jesus was taking a walk through the cornfields, and his disciples began to make a path by plucking ears of corn. And the Pharisees said to him, ‘Look, why are they doing something on the Sabbath day that is forbidden?’ And he replied, ‘Have you never read…
Daily Word Of GodMark 2:18-22 One day when John's disciples and the Pharisees were keeping a fast, some people came to him and said to Jesus, ‘Why is it that John's disciples and the disciples of the Pharisees fast, but your disciples do not?’ Jesus replied, ‘Surely the bridegroom's attendants cannot fast while the bridegroom…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Jesus” the “Messiah” – Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaimed to the Pharisees; that He is the Messiah. And, His “Good News of Salvation” fulfils the “Old Testament.” Thus, He adds, the “new wine” is not to be put in “old skins” but, ‘fresh skins.” Ponder…
True faith is found in a personal relationship with God and living in accordance with His Will.2nd Week in Ordinary Time (II) : Monday 19th January 20261 Sam 15:16-23; Ps 49 (50):8-9, 16-17, 21, 23; Mk 2:18-22 (Ps Wk II) The readings today challenge us to examine our obedience to God’s Will and how we…